New Zealand Basketball

The Perth Lynx are pleased to announce that Antonia Edmondson (181-G-87) has re-signed for the 2017/18 WNBL season. Antonia Edmondson enjoyed an outstanding 2016/17 season, starting all 27 games for the Lynx while averaging 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. 'I can't wait for the season to start,' said the New Zealand Tall Fern. 'Everyone understands the expectations now.' The 29-year old returns to the Lynx on the back of one of the best seasons of her career, filled with highlights such as her unbelievable 22-point burst in a 4:44 period against the Adelaide Lightning. The New Zealand native has adopted WA as a second-home, with her new deal extending her stay in Perth into a sixth season, during which time she has played 122 games for the Perth Lynx. 'I've been here for five years now, so WA definitely feels like home now.' Antonia Edmondson has played a total of 211 games WNBL games since entering the league in 2007/08. Antonia Edmondson joins returning Lynx teammate Sami Whitcomb on the 2017/18 roster. 'We're going to play a really exciting, fun, up-tempo style of basketball.' 'That's Andy (Stewart)'s style, that suits Sami, it suits me as well.' The club is set to make more player announcements soon.Courtesy of: wnbl.com.au

Jillian Harmon selected the top New Zealander playing abroad in last week's games - 2 days ago

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We bring you last week's top performances from New Zealanders who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level. This week's number one is an international power forward Jillian Harmon (185-87, agency: LBM Management). She could not help Napoli (1-1) to beat Venezia (2-0).
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We bring you last week's top performances from New Zealanders who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.

#1. This week's number one is an international power forward Jillian Harmon (185-87, agency: LBM Management, college: Stanford, currently plays in Italy). She could not help Napoli (1-1) to beat Venezia (2-0).
Harmon scored 9 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished 3 assists in 38 minutes on the court.
But Napoli was edged 51-48 at home by the second-ranked Venezia.
But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen.
It's Harmon's first year with the team.
She has relatively good stats this season: 12.5ppg, 8.5rpg, 4.5apg, 2FGP: 33.3% and FT: 78.6% in two games she played so far.
Harmon is currently a member of the New Zealand senior national team.

#2. Second place goes to an international guard Micaela Cocks (174-86, college: Oregon, currently plays in Australia). She contributed to a Townsville Fire's victory against the closely-ranked Boomers (2-1) 63-54 in the Australian WNBL last Saturday.
Cocks recorded 8 points.
It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Townsville Fire (2-0) is placed first in the WNBL.
But the season just started, so everything may happen.
This year Cocks averages: 6.5ppg, 2.5rpg.
She is in the roster of the New Zealand senior national team.

#3. The New Zealand player who performed third best last week abroad was an international forward Kalani Purcell (188-95, college: BYU, currently plays in Australia). Purcell helped Boomers win their game against the closely-ranked Bendigo Spirit (1-2) crushing them 90-63 in the Australian WNBL on Friday night.
She scored 9 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 20 minutes.
Melbourne Boomers (2-1) are placed fourth in the WNBL.
But the season is still in it's first stage and everything can happen.
It's Purcell's first year with the team.
This season Purcell's overall stats are: 6.3ppg, 6.0rpg, 2.3apg, 2FGP: 53.3% in three games.
She is also a member of the New Zealand senior national team.

#4. Swingman Chevannah Paalvast (180-91, college: Monmouth, currently plays in Australia) managed to help Canberra Capitals in a victory against the sixth-ranked Bendigo Spirit (1-2) 93-80 in the Australian WNBL last Friday.
Paalvast recorded only 2 points in 5 minutes on the court.
Canberra Capitals (2-1) are placed second in the WNBL.
This year Paalvast averages just 1.0ppg in two games.
She is also New Zealand national team player.

One more player who has never been selected to any of national teams, but has New Zealand passport:

#1.Adoniah Lewis (175-G-91, college: Armstr.Atlantic, currently plays in United Kingdom) led Hatters to an easy victory against one of league's weakest teams Crusaders (0-2) crushing them 84-62 in the British WBBL in Sunday night's game.
Lewis scored 14 points.
Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters (3-0) is placed first in the WBBL.
So far her team won all three games in the Regular Season.
But there are still lots of games to play and it's a long way to go.
It's Lewis' first season with the team.
Her total stats this year are: 8.0ppg and 1.3apg.

Jillian Harmon's double-double lands her Player of the Week award among New Zealanders playing currently abroad: - 9 days ago

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We bring you last week's top performances from New Zealanders who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level. This week's number one is an international power forward Jillian Harmon (185-87, agency: LBM Management). She was the major contributor in Napoli's victory against one of league's weakest teams San Martino in the Italian Serie A1 in Saturday night's game.
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We bring you last week's top performances from New Zealanders who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.

#1. This week's number one is an international power forward Jillian Harmon (185-87, agency: LBM Management, college: Stanford, currently plays in Italy). She was the major contributor in Napoli's victory against one of league's weakest teams San Martino (0-1) 64-58 in the Italian Serie A1 in Saturday night's game.
Harmon had a double-double by scoring 16 points and getting 11 rebounds. She also added 6 assists in 37 minutes on the court. It was her first game for Napoli this season.
Her team is placed third in the Serie A1.
But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen.
Harmon is currently a member of the New Zealand senior national team.

#2. Second place goes to an international guard Micaela Cocks (174-86, college: Oregon, currently plays in Australia). She contributed to a Townsville Fire's victory against the closely-ranked Boomers (1-1) 63-54 in the Australian WNBL last Saturday.
Cocks recorded 8 points. It was her first game for Townsville Fire this season.
It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Her team is placed second in the WNBL.
But the season just started, so everything may happen.
Cocks is in the roster of the New Zealand senior national team.

#3. The New Zealand player who performed third best last week abroad was an international forward Kalani Purcell (188-95, college: BYU, currently plays in Australia). She helped Boomers win their game against one of league's weakest teams Dandenong Rangers (0-1) 76-61 in the Australian WNBL on Thursday night.
Purcell recorded 6 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in 22 minutes.
Melbourne Boomers (1-1) are placed fourth in the WNBL.
But the season is still in it's first stage and everything can happen.
This year Purcell averages: 5.0ppg, 6.5rpg, 2.5apg, 2FGP: 33.3% in two games she played so far.
She is also a member of the New Zealand senior national team.

#4. Swingman Chevannah Paalvast (180-91, college: Monmouth, currently plays in Australia) managed to help Canberra Capitals to win against the closely-ranked Bendigo Spirit (0-1) 93-80 in the Australian WNBL in Friday night's game.
Paalvast recorded only 2 points. It was her first game for Canberra Capitals this season.
Her team are placed third in the WNBL.
But there are still lots of games to play and it's a long way to go.
Paalvast is also New Zealand national team player.

One more player who has never been selected to any of national teams, but has New Zealand passport:

#1.Adoniah Lewis (175-G-91, college: Armstr.Atlantic, currently plays in United Kingdom) managed to help Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters in a victory against the closely-ranked Durham (0-1) crushing them 92-37 in the British WBBL last Saturday.
She recorded only 3 points and added 4 assists in 20 minutes. It was her first game for Hatters this season.
Her team is placed fifth in the WBBL.

News that Chevannah Paalvast(180-G/F-91, college: Monmouth) has signed a one-year deal with the University of Canberra Capitals takes the number of New Zealand internationals that will play in the 2017-18 Australian WNBL season to five. Paalvast has joined the Capitals after a two-year stint with Townsville Fire winning a championship with the North Queensland club in 2016. During the WNBL off-season Paalvast played alongside fellow Tall Fern Micaela Cocks in the Queensland Basketball L... [read more]

News that Chevannah Paalvast (180-G/F-91, college: Monmouth) has signed a one-year deal with the University of Canberra Capitals takes the number of New Zealand internationals that will play in the 2017-18 Australian WNBL season to five.

Paalvast has joined the Capitals after a two-year stint with Townsville Fire winning a championship with the North Queensland club in 2016.

During the WNBL off-season Paalvast played alongside fellow Tall Fern Micaela Cocks in the Queensland Basketball League (QBL) for Mackay Meteorettes. The Meteorettes reached the QBL grand final series before going down to the Brisbane Spartans in the best of three series. The former Waitakere standout averaged 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game for Mackay.

The 26 year old Kiwi guard told the WNBL website, 'I have heard nothing but positive stories about the Capitals and this was reinforced by the way they have welcomed me in.'

Canberra coach Paul Gorris is delighted with the signing, 'What always stood out for me was her defensive ability and her athleticism.'

'For me, it was about personal development as I wanted to keep playing and I had heard so many wonderful things about Gorrie. I thought he would be a really good coach for my development,' said Paalvast.

The signing is also good news for the Tall Ferns programme with five players that recently featured in the Asia Cup campaign now signed with WNBL clubs. The quintet are likely to form the backbone of the New Zealand team when the Commonwealth Games are played on the Gold Coast and in Cairns next April.

In addition to Paalvast, Micaela Cocks (Townsville Fire), Toni Farnworth (Perth Lynx), Kalani Purcell and Rebecca Ott (both Melbourne Boomers) will be on duty when the new season tips-off on October 5th.

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